What does it take to be part of the global elite? When Legal Business unveiled the very first iteration of its ‘global elite’ back in 2003, 15 firms made the grade, of which six were headquartered in ...

After studying law at Oxford, where I was also a choral scholar, I joined Linklaters. As a trainee, I did a seat in Hong Kong, then six months in Moscow and two years in Singapore as an associate.

Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone were among the big winners at this year’s Legal Business Awards, which were revealed to a ...

To use a mountain biking analogy: coasting downhill might be fun in the moment, but when you reach the bottom, you’re lower ...

The comparison between City partners' attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners' attitudes to next Tuesday's elections could not be starker. Then, not one partner interviewed ...

How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the private equity practice in London: We have a multi-capability private equity practice, ...

While the US legal market is rarely quiet, post-merger settling at A&O Shearman seems to be driving a spate of activity, with ...

More than 20 of Latham & Watkins’ equity partners have made it into the elite firm’s ‘super points’ band, which is intended to better reward star performers by allowing them to earn nearly double the ...

Mishcon de Reya's hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at the ...